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Kristen Wright (0:16)
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. President Trump wrote on Truth Social this morning Washington, D.C. will be liberated today. He says he's cracking down on crime and homelessness in the city. Trump assigned hundreds of federal agents to D.C. over the weekend. NPR's Brian Mann watched it unfold.
Brian Mann (0:35)
There were tourists and locals out on a normal summer evening eating ice cream and street food. People I talked to seemed confused by the presence of so much federal law enforcement. And Speaking yesterday on MSNBC, Washington, DC's Mayor Muriel Bowser also questioned the president's motives for putting these federal agents on the streets.
Muriel Bowser (0:55)
Now if the priority is to show force in an American city, we know he can do that here. But it won't be because there's a spike in crime.
Kristen Wright (1:04)
Violent Crime hit a 30 year low in D.C. last year, according to the Justice Department. Trump is holding a press conference later this morning. Israel's military has killed Gaza's most prominent television journalist in a targeted airstrike. The strike also killed four other members of his Al Jazeera crew, as NPR's Aya Batrawi reports. The Israeli military says the correspondent was a Hamas senior cell commander, but critics question the timing as Israel prepares to take over all of Gaza City.
Aya Batrawi (1:34)
Anas Al Sharif was Al Jazeera's correspondent in Gaza City, documenting the past 22 months of Israeli attacks on the territory. He continued to do so even after six of his colleagues at the Arabic broadcaster were killed in the war. Al Sharif continued to report on airstrikes and starvation in Gaza even after Israel accused him 10 months ago of working to promote Hamas propaganda. Israel named him in a list that included five other Al Jazeera journalists at the some of whom were later killed or wounded. The Committee to Protect Journalists called Israel's allegations unsubstantiated and says the military has killed nearly 200 journalists in Gaza. The 28 year old father of two left a pre written statement upon his death saying he never once hesitated to convey the truth. El Batrawy, NPR News.
Kristen Wright (2:18)
The White House is preparing for Friday's summit in Alaska where President Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending Russia's war with Ukraine. Today, foreign ministers with the European Union will try to solidify its position.